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STERNITE
Definition of STERNITE
noun
The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From stern- (“of or relating to the sternum”) + -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Its etymology also names Latin.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STERNITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STERNITE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEINRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start STERNI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STERNITE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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